| Officer, officials of I&FC in vigilance net in north Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 4 : Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has initiated proceedings against officers and officials of Irrigation and Flood Control (IFC) division of Kupwara in a corruption case.
A SVO spokesman said here this afternoon that following inputs an enquiry was conducted into the allegations that officers and officials of I&FC Kupwara in connivance with contractor have embezzled huge amount of government fund in the year 2008-09 and 2009-10. These officers and officials have indulged in corruption while executing various works in the division, he said. Giving details he said investigation revealed that the work of increasing capacity by way of deepening and widening of Dharamwari Storage tank was allotted by Mohammad Sarwar Dar, then Executive Engineer I&FC Kupwara, to Nazir Ahmad Mir (Contractor) at the allotted cost of Rs 18.265 lakh which was later on increased to Rs 19.949 lakh. Later full payment was made against the work to contractor. However, during the inspection, the actual measurements recorded on the book did not tally with what was present on the ground. It was much less, he said.
The quantity of earthwork found executed on ground was 5926 cubic meters against 14091 cubic meters paid to contractor, thereby causing loss to the tune of Rs 11,55906 to state exchequer. This amount is also inclusive of loss of Rs 2,47762 caused on account of wrong calculation made by the concerned engineers and draftsmen of the division. Those who were found involved included Mohammad Sarwar Dar then Executive Engineer, Khazar Mohammd Khanday then Asistant Executive Engineer Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Peer then Junior Engineer Abdul Aziz Kumar then Head Draftsman Akther Mohi-ud-din Baba and Irfan Ahmad Bhat the then Draftsmen of I&FC Divn Kupwara.
They have hatched a criminal conspiracy among themselves and others and by abuse of their official positions, misappropriated an amount of Rs 11,55,906 by inflating measurements and wrong calculations. He said an FIR has been registered in Police Station Vigilance Organisation, Kashmir, and further investigation taken up. |
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